Dancing with the Stars | |
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Series 8 | |
Presented by | Jennifer Zamparelli Doireann Garrihy |
Judges | Arthur Gourounlian Loraine Barry Brian Redmond Karen Byrne |
No. of episodes | 11 |
Release | |
Original network | RTÉ One |
Original release | January 5, 2025 – present |
Series chronology |
Dancing with the Stars returned for an eighth series on 5 January 2025 on RTÉ One.
On 30 August 2024, RTÉ confirmed that the show would return for an eighth series, with hosts Jennifer Zamparelli and Doireann Garrihy returning for their sixth and third seasons respectively. [1]
On 8 December 2024 it was confirmed that two-time champion, Karen Byrne would join the judging panel for this series, bringing the panel from three to four for the first time ever. [2] On 15 December the professional dancer line-up was confirmed. With Karen Byrne joining the judging panel, Kylee Vincent on maternity leave and Jillian Bromwich and Montel Hewson leaving to focus on their professional dancing careers, four new professional dancers; Alex Vladimirov, Daniela Roze, Maciej Zieba and Rebecca Scott, joined the show. [3] [4] [5]
On 9 December 2024, former Miss Universe Ireland, Aishah Akorede was announced as the first celebrity to take part. [6] Celebrity reveals continued throughout the month until 15 December when Joanna Donnelly was revealed as the final celebrity taking part. [7]
Celebrity | Known for | Professional | Status |
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Mickey Joe Harte | Singer-songwriter | Daniela Roze | Eliminated 1st on 19 January 2025 |
Elaine Crowley | Ireland AM presenter | Denys Samson | Eliminated 2nd on 26 January 2025 |
Aishah Akorede | Former Miss Universe Ireland | Robert Rowiński | Participating |
Danny O'Carroll | Mrs. Brown's Boys actor | Salome Chachua | Participating |
Gearóid Farrelly | Stand-up comedian & podcaster | Stephen Vincent | Participating |
Jack Woolley | Taekwondo athlete | Alex Vladimirov | Participating |
Joanna Donnelly | Meteorologist & weather presenter | Maciej Zieba | Participating |
Kayleigh Trappe | Social media personality | Ervinas Merfeldas | Participating |
Kevin Dundon | Chef | Rebecca Scott | Participating |
Rhys McClenaghan | Olympic artistic gymnast | Laura Nolan | Participating |
Yasmin Seky | Kin actress | Simone Arena | Participating |
Couple | Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1+2+3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
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Aishah & Robert | 29 | 27 | 30 | 86 | 24 | ||||||||
Danny & Salome | 22 | 36 | 24 | 82 | 25 | ||||||||
Gearóid & Stephen | 28 | 28 | 30 | 86 | 22 | ||||||||
Jack & Alex | 30 | 32 | 33 | 95 | 23 | ||||||||
Joanna & Maciej | 15 | 23 | 19 | 57 | 17 | ||||||||
Kayleigh & Ervinas | 28 | 29 | 24 | 81 | 21 | ||||||||
Kevin & Rebecca | 17 | 13 | 18 | 48 | 8 | ||||||||
Rhys & Laura | 31 | 32 | 30 | 93 | 29 | ||||||||
Yasmin & Simone | 25 | 26 | 36 | 87 | 26 | ||||||||
Elaine & Denys | 10 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 66 | 18 | |||||||
Mickey Joe & Daniela | 11 | 19 | 14 | 28 | 61 |
This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 40-points scale. Scores out of 30 were converted to the traditional 40 point scale.
Rank by average | Place | Couple | Total points | Number of dances | Total average |
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1 | Rhys & Laura | 132 | 4 | 33.0 | |
2 | Jack & Alex | 126 | 4 | 31.5 | |
3 | Yasmin & Simone | 122 | 4 | 30.5 | |
4 | Aishah & Robert | 118 | 4 | 29.5 | |
5 | Danny & Salome | 115 | 4 | 28.8 | |
Gearóid & Stephen | 115 | 4 | |||
7 | Kayleigh & Ervinas | 109 | 4 | 27.3 | |
8 | 10 | Elaine & Denys | 90 | 4 | 22.5 |
9 | 11 | Mickey Joe & Daniela | 61 | 3 | 20.3 |
10 | Joanna & Maciej | 80 | 4 | 20.0 | |
11 | Kevin & Rebecca | 59 | 4 | 14.8 |
The highest and lowest performances in each dance according to the judges' scale are as follows. Scores out of 30 were converted to the traditional 40 point scale.
Dance | Celebrity | Highest score | Celebrity | Lowest score |
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Tango | Rhys McClenaghan | 32 | Gearóid Farrelly | 28 |
Cha-cha-cha | Jack Woolley Aishah Akorede | 32 | Joanna Donnelly | 15 |
Salsa | Rhys McClenaghan | 31 | Elaine Crowley | 20 |
Foxtrot | Mickey Joe Harte | 28 | Danny O'Carroll | 22 |
Charleston | Rhys McClenaghan | 39 | Danny O'Carroll Yasmin Seky | 36 |
Waltz | Elaine Crowley Joanna Donnelly | 23 | ||
Quickstep | Aishah Akorede | 29 | Kevin Dundon | 18 |
Jive | Jack Woolley | 33 | Kevin Dundon | 11 |
Rumba | ||||
Paso Doble | Danny O'Carroll | 33 | Mickey Joe Harte | 19 |
American Smooth | Gearóid Farrelly | 29 | Kevin Dundon | 17 |
Contemporary Ballroom | Yasmin Seky | 35 | ||
Samba | Yasmin Seky | 25 | Kevin Dundon | 13 |
Viennese Waltz | Jack Woolley Gearóid Farrelly | 30 | Kayleigh Trappe | 29 |
Showdance | ||||
Team Dance | ||||
Marathon |
Scores out of 30 were converted to the traditional 40 point scale.
Couples | Highest scoring dance | Lowest scoring dance |
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Aishah & Robert | Cha-cha-cha (32) | Salsa (27) |
Danny & Salome | Charleston (36) | Foxtrot (22) |
Gearóid & Stephen | Viennese waltz (30) | Tango & Cha-cha-cha (28) |
Jack & Alex | Jive (33) | Viennese Waltz (30) |
Joanna & Maciej | Waltz & Quickstep (23) | Cha-cha-cha (15) |
Kayleigh & Ervinas | Viennese Waltz (29) | Cha-cha-cha (24) |
Kevin & Rebecca | Quickstep (18) | Jive (11) |
Rhys & Laura | Charleston (39) | Cha-cha-cha (30) |
Yasmin & Simone | Charleston (36) | Samba (25) |
Elaine & Denys | Jive (24) | Salsa (20) |
Mickey Joe & Daniela | Foxtrot (28) | Jive (14) |
Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Brian Redmond, Karen Byrne, Loraine Barry, Arthur Gourounlian.
Couple | Score [8] | Dance [8] | Music [8] |
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Danny & Salome | 22 (5, 6, 5, 6) | Foxtrot | "Obviously" – McFly |
Yasmin & Simone | 25 (6, 6, 6, 7) | Samba | "Oh Na Na" – Camila Cabello, Myke Towers & Tainy |
Gearóid & Stephen | 28 (6, 7, 8, 7) | Tango | "Training Season" – Dua Lipa |
Jack & Alex | 30 (7, 8, 7, 8) | Viennese Waltz | "Die with a Smile" – Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars |
Joanna & Maciej | 15 (3, 4, 4, 4) | Cha-cha-cha | "It's Raining Men" – The Weather Girls |
Mickey Joe & Daniela | 19 (5, 5, 5, 4) | Paso Doble | "Teenage Kicks" – The Undertones |
Aishah & Robert | 29 (7, 7, 7, 8) | Quickstep | "Stargazing" – Myles Smith |
Kevin & Rebecca | 17 (3, 5, 4, 5) | American Smooth | "Everybody Eats When They Come to My House" – John Lithgow |
Kayleigh & Ervinas | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Jive | "Yes" – Merry Clayton |
Elaine & Denys | 23 (5, 6, 5, 7) | Waltz | "Three Times a Lady" – Commodores |
Rhys & Laura | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Salsa | "Head & Heart" – Joel Corry feat. MNEK |
Couple | Score [9] | Dance [9] | Music [9] |
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Gearóid & Stephen | 28 (6, 7, 7, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Disco Inferno" – The Trammps |
Mickey Joe & Daniela | 14 (3, 5, 3, 3) | Jive | "Mickey" – Toni Basil |
Kayleigh & Ervinas | 29 (7, 7, 7, 8) | Viennese Waltz | "Timeless" – Meghan Trainor |
Kevin & Rebecca | 13 (2, 4, 3, 4) | Samba | "Volare" – Gipsy Kings |
Yasmin & Simone | 26 (6, 7, 6, 7) | Foxtrot | "Birds of a Feather" – Billie Eilish |
Rhys & Laura | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Tango | "Tanguera" – Sexteto Mayor |
Joanna & Maciej | 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) | Waltz | "Moon River" – Barbra Streisand |
Elaine & Denys | 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) | Paso Doble | "Standing in the Way of Control" – Gossip |
Jack & Alex | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Rush" – Troye Sivan |
Aishah & Robert | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Salsa | "Deep Down" – Alok, Ella Eyre and Kenny Dope |
Danny & Salome | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Charleston | "Don't Blame it On Me" – Michael Bublé |
Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
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Kayleigh & Ervinas | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Espresso" – Sabrina Carpenter | Safe |
Kevin & Rebecca | 18 (4, 5, 4, 5) | Quickstep | "Soda Pop" – Robbie Williams feat. Michael Bublé | Last to be called safe |
Aishah & Robert | 30 (7, 8, 7, 8) | Tango | "I Like the Way You Kiss Me" – Artemas | Safe |
Rhys & Laura | 30 (7, 8, 7, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Treasure" – Bruno Mars | Safe |
Joanna & Maciej | 19 (4, 5, 5, 5) | Samba | "Gimme Hope Jo'anna" – DJ Jazzy D The GrooveMaster | Safe |
Danny & Salome | 24 (5, 7, 6, 6) | Jive | "C'mon Everybody" – Eddie Cochran | Last to be called safe |
Gearóid & Stephen | 30 (7, 8, 7, 8) | Viennese Waltz | "Everybody Hurts" – R.E.M. | Safe |
Elaine & Denys | 20 (5, 5, 5, 5) | Salsa | "Turn the Beat Around" – Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine | Safe |
Yasmin & Simone | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Charleston | "Been Like This" – Meghan Trainor and T-Pain | Safe |
Mickey Joe & Daniela | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "Too Sweet" – Hozier | Eliminated |
Jack & Alex | 33 (8, 8, 8, 9) | Jive | "Stay" – The Kid LAROI feat. Justin Bieber | Safe |
Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Brian Redmond, Karen Byrne, Arthur Gourounlian.
Due to a family beverement, head judge Loraine will not appear on this weeks show. This means that the total score will be out of 30 instead of 40. [10]
Couple | Score [11] | Dance [11] | Music [11] | Movie [11] | Result |
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Aishah & Robert | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Rescue Me" – Fontella Bass | Sister Act | Safe |
Gearóid & Stephen | 22 (7, 7, 8) | American Smooth | "Consider Yourself" – Max Bygraves | Oliver! | Last to be called safe |
Kayleigh & Ervinas | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "The Aristocats" – The Mike Sammes Singers | The Aristocats | Safe |
Jack & Alex | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Tango | "The Joker" – Lady Gaga | Joker: Folie à Deux | Last to be called safe |
Joanna & Maciej | 17 (5, 6, 6) | Quickstep | "Mrs. Robinson" – Simon & Garfunkel | The Graduate | Safe |
Elaine & Denys | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Jive | "You Can't Stop the Beat" – Hairspray cast | Hairspray | Eliminated |
Danny & Salome | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Paso Doble | "Now We Are Free (Remix) – Gabry Ponte, Blasterjaxx, 1 World & AntoNetta | Gladiator | Safe |
Yasmin & Simone | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Contemporary Ballroom | "How Far I'll Go" – Auliʻi Cravalho | Moana | Safe |
Kevin & Rebecca | 8 (2, 3, 3) | Jive | "I'm a Believer" – Smash Mouth | Shrek | Safe |
Rhys & Laura | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Charleston | "Spider-Man" – Shaun Johnson Big Band Experience | Spider-Man | Safe |
Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Brian Redmond, Karen Byrne, Arthur Gourounlian.
Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Dedication | Result |
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Aishah & Robert | Samba | "Kese (Dance)" – Wizkid | Her mother, Kemi | ||
Danny & Salome | Cha-cha-cha | "She's a Lady" – Tom Jones | His father, Brendan | ||
Gearóid & Stephen | Paso Doble | "Holding Out for a Hero" – Bonnie Tyler | His parents, Eamon & Deirdre | ||
Jack & Alex | American Smooth | "Grace" – The Wolfe Tones | His friend, Kellie Harrington | ||
Joanna & Maciej | Tango | "Dreams" – The Cranberries | A couple she helped through her charity, 'Pomegranate' | ||
Kayleigh & Ervinas | Contemporary Ballroom | "Brave" – Sara Bareilles | Her niece, Fíadh | ||
Kevin & Rebecca | Tango | "Let's Dance" – David Bowie | His wife, Catherine | ||
Rhys & Laura | Jive | "Gold Dust" – DJ Fresh | His coach, Luke Carson | ||
Yasmin & Simone | Rumba | "Halo" – Beyoncé | Her former youth service workers |
Couple | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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Aishah & Robert | Quickstep | Salsa | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | Samba |
Danny & Salome | Foxtrot | Charleston | Jive | Paso Doble | Cha-cha-cha |
Gearóid & Stephen | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | Viennese Waltz | American Smooth | Paso Doble |
Jack & Alex | Viennese Waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Jive | Tango | American Smooth |
Joanna & Maciej | Cha-cha-cha | Waltz | Samba | Quickstep | Tango |
Kayleigh & Ervinas | Jive | Viennese Waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Contemporary Ballroom |
Kevin & Rebecca | American Smooth | Samba | Quickstep | Jive | Tango |
Rhys & Laura | Salsa | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | Charleston | Jive |
Yasmin & Simone | Samba | Foxtrot | Charleston | Contemporary Ballroom | Rumba |
Elaine & Denys | Waltz | Paso Doble | Salsa | Jive | |
Mickey Joe & Daniela | Paso Doble | Jive | Foxtrot |
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